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Antonio Banderas

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Actor b. 1960 On stage 2003

José Antonio Domínguez Bandera (born 10 August 1960), known professionally as Antonio Banderas, is a Spanish actor. Known for his work in films of several genres, he has received numerous accolades, including a Cannes Film Festival Award and a Goya Award, as well as nominations for an Academy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, five Golden Globe Awards, and a Tony Award. Banderas made his acting debut at a small theater in Málaga, where he caught the attention of director Pedro Almodóvar, who gave the actor his film debut in the screwball comedy Labyrinth of Passion (1982). They have since collaborated on many films, including Matador (1986), Law of Desire (1987), Women on the Verge of a Nervo…

On stage 1 production

2003 Nine Eugene O'Neill Theatre · Revival · directed by David Leveaux 283 perf.

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Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

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In the literature8 passages

  • Cast: Antonio Banderas, Laura Benati, Jane Krakowski, Mary Stuart Masterson, Chita Rivera, Nell Campbell, Mary Beth Peil, Deidre Goodwinebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • “That’s the risk an actor takes. I was shocked, in the revival of Nine , to see how short Antonio Banderas is. Movies really deceive. But I commend him. It’s just that the stage is so much more—real!”—Monaco columnist DELPHINE ROSAYebooks/Hadleigh, Boze/Broadway Babylon - Boze Hadleigh.txt
  • You had your leg up on Antonio Banderas’s shoulder every night; how was that for you?ebooks/Shapiro, Eddie/Nothing Like a Dame_ Conversations with the Great Women of Musical Theater - Eddie Shapiro.txt
  • It was incredible. Antonio Banderas is such a generous person. I learned so much from him. I feel like that’s when I started to really come into my own as an actor. In a weird way, the pain required that I be completely present, which is when the best acting happens. I loved that show. I loved that group of women. I loved Antonio. Chita R…ebooks/Shapiro, Eddie/Nothing Like a Dame_ Conversations with the Great Women of Musical Theater - Eddie Shapiro.txt
  • I loved knowing who was in the audience. Maybe that’s old-school; I just really like show-and-tell. If I know Antonio Banderas is in the audience, I want to work an Antonio Banderas accent into a moment. It keeps it fresh and exciting for me. Other people don’t like to know. Mandy Gonzales never liked to know, so we’d always be standing b…ebooks/Tepper, Jennifer/Untold Stories of Broadway, Part 1, The - Jennifer Tepper.txt
  • NINE Top to Bottom: Mary Stuart Masterson, Antonio Banderas, Jane Krakowski PHOTO BY JOAN MARCUStheatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 2002-03 Season, v. 59 (Willis).txt

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